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Free public service for South Carolina votersNo candidate endorsementsGuide sources checked October 1, 2026General election November 3, 2026

Printed candidates for every statewide candidate contest

Who is running in South Carolina?

The South Carolina Election Commission's active candidate tracker shows 23 printed candidates or tickets across 8 contests decided statewide on November 3, 2026.

Name source: The official Candidate Tracking System for election 22596, 11/3/2026 Statewide General Election, was filtered to Active candidates filed at the State level and checked October 1, 2026. The statewide count includes U.S. Senator and seven statewide executive offices. U.S. House and other district contests are excluded.
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Printed candidates or tickets in all 8 South Carolina statewide candidate contests and their finance source status
OfficeCandidate or ticketBallot affiliationFinance source
Governor and Lieutenant GovernorMichael Addison and Candace BrewerUnited CitizensNo comparable state summary
Governor and Lieutenant GovernorWalid Hakim and Arnold E KarrGreenState record matched
Governor and Lieutenant GovernorJermaine Johnson and Sam SkardonDemocraticState record matched
Governor and Lieutenant GovernorAlan Wilson and Mike ReichenbachRepublicanNo comparable state summary
Secretary of StateJason BeltonDemocraticState record matched
Secretary of StateMark HammondRepublicanState record matched
State TreasurerVincent CoeDemocraticState record matched
State TreasurerCurtis LoftisRepublicanState record matched
Attorney GeneralRichard HricikDemocraticState record matched
Attorney GeneralDavid StumboRepublicanState record matched
Comptroller GeneralTiffany BoozerDemocraticState record matched
Comptroller GeneralMike BurkholdRepublicanState record matched
State Superintendent of EducationBaba Amin OjuokUnited CitizensNo comparable state summary
State Superintendent of EducationEllen WeaverRepublicanState record matched
State Superintendent of EducationSylvia WrightDemocraticState record matched
Commissioner of AgricultureDeShawn BlandingDemocraticState record matched
Commissioner of AgricultureChris NelumsUnited CitizensState record matched
Commissioner of AgricultureCody SimpsonRepublicanNo comparable state summary
Commissioner of AgricultureMichael SullensLibertarianNo comparable state summary
U.S. SenatorAnnie AndrewsDemocraticFEC record matched
U.S. SenatorDarline GrahamRepublicanFEC record matched
U.S. SenatorMark HackettConstitutionNo comparable federal summary
U.S. SenatorKasie WhitenerLibertarianFEC record matched
Separate from printed choices

No exhaustive official named statewide write-in roster

South Carolina requires no filing form or fee to run as a write-in candidate. The Election Commission says write-in candidates should notify the election authority in writing, and a generic write-in space follows printed candidate names. Because notification is not a ballot-access filing requirement, the state does not provide an exhaustive named statewide roster. Zero here means no official named roster, not that no one is campaigning as a write-in.

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Official candidate and election documents

2026 Candidate Tracking SystemOfficial active State-filed candidates for election 22596, used for printed names, party labels, offices, and ticket pairings.2026 Referendum Tracking SystemOfficial election 22596 referendum search, checked for statewide constitutional amendments and advisory questions.Candidate information and write-in rulesOfficial filing, write-in, and ballot-space rules.
Coverage boundary: This page covers only candidate contests decided by all South Carolina voters. It excludes U.S. House, State Senate, State House, solicitor, county, municipal, school, special-district, watershed, and other substate contests. It also excludes local ballot questions. Generic write-in spaces are not counted as printed candidates. Read the full coverage boundary.